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The classic rum drink of the fifties. To make a Dark and Stormy, use dark rum and ginger beer.
Recipe information
Yield
makes 1 serving
Ingredients
1 1/2 ounces good-quality rum
1/2 cup Coca-Cola, or to taste
Zest and juice of 1/2 lime
1 slice lime for garnish
Preparation
Step 1
Fill a tall glass with ice cubes. Pour over them the rum, Coke, and lime juice; stir in the zest.
Step 2
Garnish with the slice of lime.
The Best Recipes in the World by Mark Bittman. © 2005 by Mark Bittman. Published by Broadway Books. All Rights Reserved.
MARK BITTMAN is the author of the blockbuster The Best Recipes in the World (Broadway, 2005) and the classic bestseller How to Cook Everything, which has sold more than one million copies. He is also the coauthor, with Jean-Georges Vongerichten, of Simple to Spectacular and Jean-Georges: Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef. Mr. Bittman is a prolific writer, makes frequent appearances on radio and television, and is the host of The Best Recipes in the World, a 13-part series on public television. He lives in New York and Connecticut.
